Topic: Quantitative investment in China

Speaker: Dr. Zhou Xin, CEO of XY Investments Shanghai

Host: Professor Huang Ying, Director of Capital Market Research Center, Zhejiang University

Time: March 28, 2018 (Wednesday) 18:30-20:00

Venue: Xixi Hall, 1st Floor, Alumni Activity Center (Li Moxi Building), Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University

Main content:

Quantitative investment has gradually become popular in the Chinese capital market in recent years. Chinese institutional investors experience curious, slightly understanding and acceptance, which provides necessary conditions for the development of that investment with mature technical in China. Recently, many people are very puzzled that why XY Investments is able to hit a record in 2017 after the Alpha? The main team members of XY Investments will share positive solutions for quantitative investment.

Speaker Profile:

Zhou Xin, Ph.D. in Finance and Accounting from Tulane University, USA, was a Distinguished Professor at the Berkeley School of Business at the University of California, where she taught investment courses for MBA and Master of Financial Engineering. Her paper was published in the top financial academic journals in the United States. She was invited to give lectures at the American Financial Annual Meeting, the Accounting Annual Meeting and many famous universities, and won many honorary awards. Dr. Zhou Xin has nearly 10 years of experience in the core research departments (BGI and AQR) of the largest US asset management companies in the United States. She is in charge of the creation and analysis of more than $100 billion in stock investment quantitative and risk control models. She has worked in the head office of the United States and the London branch and has extensive investment experience. Proficient in the business of European and American asset management companies, using quantitative financial, economic, and statistical knowledge to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis of industries and companies, and have a deep understanding and unique insights into the operational processes of top asset management companies.